A Different Place - 5 Hungry Youkai !GGKI3UTr5s 2008/10/19 (Sun) 05:51 No. 62804 ▼ File 122442068056.png - (240.11KB, 575x669 , a303f52934801d2178e366e33f3183c2.png)
This is too much, the only thing you know for sure right now is that Renko is trying to protect you. She's the only solid thing, the only sure thing in all this. Mokou was supposed to help you right? But that death threat sounded real ... you can't tell, you can't tell anything, you have no idea what's going on and it scares you so much you just want to get out of here. You scramble past Mokou, into Renko's arms. She grabs you and pushes you down the carriage, hurrying after you.
"Dammit! Stop running!" Yuka yells. The three foxes leave her side in an instant and bound along to catch up with you, rubbing themselves against your legs and fanning out to cover you from Mokou. Renko glances down at them, but makes no move to get rid of them.
"Argh!" Mokou's long scream of pain finally turns to anger and you glance over your shoulder for a moment as she brings her hand down against one of the train seats.
It bursts into flame, fire licking across the fabric and up Mokou's arm.
"I wanted to do this right." She hisses, mostly to herself. You can't take your eyes off the fire as it travels across her body, her shirt catching alight. Her skin is untouched, the flames turning blue against her flesh and hair. She straightens up, unsteady on her feet as the ceiling above her catches fire as well. You and Renko keep moving as the heat increases, melting the floor that Mokou stands on. You can see Renko's face, wide-eyed and terrified. The foxes whine and bark at Mokou.
"Because of you," Mokou says, point at Yuka. "Now everyone burns!"
Yuka glances past Mokou, at you, now cut off by the halo of fire that's burning the train. She frowns, but then shrugs and sighs.
"Okay, you can run now~" Yuka says, grinning. "Wait~ for~ me~ somewhere~"
Mokou spins around, eyes suddenly wide, reaching for you with a hand wreathed in flame. The heat is unbearable, like a blowtorch, but Renko shoves you back, scrambling for the door. The foxes slink back as well, keeping away from the spreading flames.
You hear the train carriage creak loudly and sag towards the centre, the fire must have damaged something important. But then you see past Mokou, Yuka is ripping one of the handrails off the train. It comes away with a crack and she spins it in her hands then lunges forwards, keeping out of the flames but using the length of the rail to cave Mokou's head in with one blow.
Mokou drops to the floor, skull cracked open. You can't suppress a scream as red bubbles from the wound and she twitches, foaming at the mouth. The blue fire closest to her body goes out, but the carriage keeps burning. Renko kicks the door to the next carriage open and the foxes leap through first as Renko drags you away.
"You're too fragile for fire!" Yuka calls after you. "Run away! Go on!" She grins.
You finally tear your eyes from her as the train starts to slow at last. Somebody must have pushed an emergency stop. Renko slams the door after you and carries on down the carriage, you wrapped around her arm. Most of the passengers are trying to get as far from the fire as possible, but a few are still here, slow or too curious for their own good. You can't see Mary anywhere.
"Two more here, someone help!"
"Are you okay?"
"Poor dears."
"They're fine, come on."
"You hurt?"
The barrage of questions flows over you and Renko nods, assuring everyone that you don't need help. She's got her arm around you now, making sure you don't collapse from the stress.
The train finally grinds to a stop and the speaker-system comes on.
"Please proceed to the nearest emergency exit." It repeats. "Please proceed to the nearest emergency exit."
You and Renko file out of the doors with everyone else, the foxes still brushing at your heels. The underground is dark, dirty and stinks of burning plastic right now. From outside you can see that the flames have almost devoured the entire carriage. The orange glow lights up the dark tunnel, but you can see another glow, maybe fifty meters away. Looks like you've stopped relatively close to another station. You can see people on the station platform shouting.
"Come on, come on! Everyone away from the train!" Somebody shouts, waving his arms around. Looks like he must be the driver.
Renko nudges you, peering at you face with a look of concern.
"You okay?" She asks.
You nod, taking a shuddering breath. Everything has happened so fast. You just want to lie down and curl up in a ball. Renko tightens her grip around you.
"Come on, we need to get out of here."
"Hm?"
"That woman, Yuka, she might still be around."
The foxes just stand by your feet, waiting.
[ ] Follow the other passengers, up to the platform. Blend in, try to hide.
[ ] Follow the other passengers. Try to spot Yuka.
[ ] Follow the other passengers. Try to spot Mary.
[ ] Stay here, hide somewhere.
[ ] Safest way would be deeper into the underground.